NEW YORK (

TheStreet

) --

AES

(NYSE:

AES

) hit a new 52-week high Wednesday as it is currently trading at $13.52, above its previous 52-week high of $13.50 with 1.1 million shares traded as of 10:30 a.m. ET. Average volume has been 5.6 million shares over the past 30 days.

AES has a market cap of $9.78 billion and is part of the

utilities

sector and

utilities

industry. Shares are up 13.9% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday.

The AES Corporation, through its subsidiaries, operates as a power company in Latin America, Africa, North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. The company owns and operates two businesses, Generation and Utilities.

  • Sign up for TheStreet's FREE Dividend and Income Investor Newsletter

TheStreet Ratings rates AES as a

hold

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, good cash flow from operations and solid stock price performance. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including deteriorating net income, disappointing return on equity and poor profit margins. You can view the full

AES Ratings Report

.

See all

52-week high stocks

or get investment ideas from our

investment research center

.

null